March 31, 2016 • 10m
In this, THE FIRST EPISODE of Crash Course Physics, your host Dr. Shini Somara introduces us to the ideas of motion in a straight ...Read more
April 7, 2016 • 10m
CALCULUS! Today we take our first steps into the language of Physics; mathematics. Every branch of science has its own way to desc...Read more
April 14, 2016 • 10m
Continuing with last week's calculus introduction, Shini leads us through how integrals can help us figure out things like distanc...Read more
April 21, 2016 • 10m
Continuing in our journey of understanding motion, direction, and velocity... today, Shini introduces the ideas of vectors and sca...Read more
April 28, 2016 • 11m
I'm sure you've heard of Isaac Newton and maybe of some of his laws. Like, that thing about "equal and opposite reactions" and suc...Read more
May 5, 2016 • 10m
Why is it hard to move a heavy bookcase across a carpeted floor? And why is it easier to keep it moving than it was to get it star...Read more
May 12, 2016 • 9m
Did you know that centrifugal force isn't really a thing? I mean, it's a thing, it's just not real. In fact, physicists call it a ...Read more
May 19, 2016 • 9m
I'm sure you've all heard about Isaac Newton and that apple that fell on his head and how that was a huge deal to our understandin...Read more
May 26, 2016 • 9m
When you hear the word "work," what is the first thing you think of? Maybe sitting at a desk? Maybe plowing a field? Maybe working...Read more
June 2, 2016 • 9m
COLLISIONS! A big part of physics is understanding collisions and how they're not all the same. Mass, momentum, and many other thi...Read more
June 9, 2016 • 8m
Did you know that at a certain point on a moving wheel... there's no motion? I mean, kinda... it's all relative, right? Prepare to...Read more
June 16, 2016 • 8m
What is torque? This is one of those things that you may have heard about in passing but never really understood. In this episode ...Read more
June 23, 2016 • 9m
The Physics we're talking about today has saved your life! Whenever you walk across a bridge or lean on a building, Statics are at...Read more
July 8, 2016 • 9m
In this episode of Crash Course Physics, Shini is very excited to start talking about fluids. You see, she's a fluid dynamicist an...Read more
July 14, 2016 • 9m
Today, we continue our exploration of fluids and fluid dynamics. How do fluids act when they're in motion? How does pressure in di...Read more
July 21, 2016 • 9m
Bridges... bridges, bridges, bridges. We talk a lot about bridges in physics. Why? Because there is A LOT of practical physics tha...Read more
July 28, 2016 • 7m
Waves are cool. The more we learn about waves, the more we learn about a lot of things in physics. Everything from earthquakes to ...Read more
August 4, 2016 • 9m
We learn a lot about our surroundings thanks to sound. But... what is it exactly? Sound, that is. What is sound? And how does it t...Read more
August 11, 2016 • 10m
Music plays a big part in many of our lives. Whether you just like to listen or you enjoy playing an instrument, music is powerful...Read more
August 18, 2016 • 9m
Bridges. Bridges don't deal well with temperature changes. In order to combat this, engineers have come up with some workarounds t...Read more
September 1, 2016 • 9m
How the heck do we map out a planet without oceans? NASA had to figure that out when we sent the Mariner 9 probe to Mars. There's ...Read more
September 8, 2016 • 9m
Have you ever wondered why we wear clothes? I mean, beyond the obvious. Why does wearing a jacket in the cold keep you warmer? Wha...Read more
September 15, 2016 • 10m
Have you ever heard of a perpetual motion machine? More to the point, have you ever heard of why perpetual motion machines are imp...Read more
September 22, 2016 • 10m
One of the greatest inventions is the steam engine. But why? What makes it so useful? And how does it work? In this episode of Cra...Read more
September 29, 2016 • 9m
Moving on to our unit on the Physics of Electricity, it's time to talk about charge. What is charge? Is there a positive and negat...Read more
October 7, 2016 • 9m
As we learn more about electricity, we have to talk about fields. Electric fields may seem complicated, but they're really fascina...Read more
October 14, 2016 • 10m
So, how do those defibrillators you see on TV actually work? Surprise! Physics can explain! Okay, buckle up, everyone! Today, Shin...Read more
October 20, 2016 • 8m
So, electric current works like a river... kinda... Instead of flowing based on elevation, electric current works a little differe...Read more
October 27, 2016 • 10m
Batteries power much of your daily life, so today we're going to talk about how they work. We're also explaining how terminal volt...Read more
November 4, 2016 • 10m
How does Stranger Things fit in with physics and, more specifically, circuit analysis? I'm glad you asked! In this episode of Cras...Read more
November 18, 2016 • 10m
By now you know your way around a basic DC circuit. You’ve learned how to simplify circuits with resistors connected in series and...Read more
December 1, 2016 • 9m
You’re probably familiar with the basics of magnets already: They have a north pole and a south pole. Two of the same pole will re...Read more
December 8, 2016 • 8m
Hans Christian Oersted had just discovered the connection between electricity and magnetism. Meanwhile, a French physicist named A...Read more
December 16, 2016 • 9m
In this episode of Crash Course Physics, Megneto helps Shini explain what induction is, how it works, and why magnetism is so seemingly complicated.
December 22, 2016 • 8m
In this episode of Crash Course Physics, Shini talks to us about how power gets to our homes. It's kind of amazing when you think ...Read more
January 6, 2017 • 10m
We've talked about AC Circuits, but now it's time to delve into the world of AC Circuits (or alternating currents). We’ve talked a...Read more
January 13, 2017 • 10m
In the early 1800s, Michael Faraday showed us how a changing magnetic field induces an electromotive force, or emf, resulting in a...Read more
January 19, 2017 • 9m
LIGHT! Let's talk about it today. Sunlight, moonlight, torchlight, and flashlight. They all come from different places, but they’r...Read more
January 26, 2017 • 9m
The way light behaves can seem very counterintuitive, and many physicists would agree with that, but once you figure out light wav...Read more
February 2, 2017 • 8m
Light is everywhere … but it’s not as predictable as you might think. It’s a wave that travels in straight lines, yet it also refl...Read more
February 16, 2017 • 10m
How do lenses work? How do they form images? Well, in order to understand how optics work, we have to understand the physics of li...Read more
February 23, 2017 • 8m
So we've all heard of relativity, right? But... what is relativity? And how does it relate to light? And motion? In this episode o...Read more
March 3, 2017 • 8m
What is light? That is something that has plagued scientists for centuries. It behaves like a wave... and a particle... what? Is i...Read more
March 9, 2017 • 9m
e=mc2... it's a big deal, right? But why? And what about this grumpy cat in a box and probability? In this episode of Crash Course...Read more
March 20, 2017 • 10m
It's time for our second to final Physics episode. So, let's talk about Einstein and nuclear physics. What does E=MC2 actually mea...Read more
March 24, 2017 • 9m
It's time for the end. At least the end of our first series on physics here at Crash Course. In this episode of Crash Course Physi...Read more